Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-22

with the church in calling "A council. .....
Mrs. f. f.. Woodbridge is quite feeble.....
Rev. Mr.. Austin had IA full house last Sun
day to listen to his farewell discourse as
pastor of the Methodist church, which
position be has held for three years He
Joined the Troy conference in 1885, has had
l3 charges. During his % years as minister
he has collected $4,000 for church pur-
poses and received into the church 700
members He has received 1l0 into this
church during his pastorate, 20 from pro
baton into full membership, three have
died and 1G4 members remain, The La
dies Aid society have raised 1915. Rev.
Mr.. Robertson Sunday in the course of
his remarks referred to the unwholesOme
vestry as place of meeting and advised the
building of new church with free seats.
AT the church meeting in the Congrega-
tional vestry Thursday evening Mr.. Rob
ertson's resignation was accepted and
society meeting was called for next We'd
nesday evening to call a council The
pathmasters of Lincoln are breaking out
the roads which are buried under from
four to eight feet of snow.......
Mrs. Pond, mail carrier to Addison, had
her horse break through little bridge near
Cassius Warmers residence Thursday. The
horse was lamed and IA thll broken. Mrs.
Pond was injured. 49,. Hon. j. NJ. Dyer
lies at the point OF death ...... The case
of Hustled VS.. Benton is up before Justin
Roberts in Lawyer Tutte's Office action
for rejecting clothes made by plaintiff 80.
Ihe following Vestrymen were elected,
Monday evening, at parish meeting of St
Paul's church c. A. Booth f. W. Coe,
H. Lewis, n. j. McCuen. n Y. Booth, 5.
W. IIindes, w. II. Patten. Otter
Greek is clear of ice above and below the
falls ..... Mrs. A. H. Murphy and infant
child returned from Milton, Penn, Thurs
day evening.
Hon Tnhn Morton Dvar of Was+ Col;e
bury, died Saturday morning at 2 o'clock,
i'll the Goth year of his age. He has been a
prominent business man in Addison coun-
ty Jor ~ years; represented Salisbury in
the Legislature of 1853, go, '6l and '62.
He was member of the Senate in lS61.GS
He leaves a wife and five children. The
funeral was held at II o'clock a. m
Tuesday, April 10Th. Few business men
would be missed more than Mr.. Dyer.
Lake crossing is regarded as unsafe .....
f. X. Haven has trimmed two of the large
willow, that stood in front of his house
so effrctually that only two long stumps
show where they have stood for quarter
of Il century Mr.. Isaac Bora has
greatly improved his dwelling by the ap-
pllcation of coat of pale green paint.
The funeral of Hon. j. NJ. Dyer occur
red Tuesday in West Salisbury, Rev Mr.
dlebury, officiating The church was
crowded with friends and acquaintances.
Among those present from abroad were
Judge Dunton of Rutland, Hon. J, W.
Stewart, States Attorney Wilds, j. NJ.
Slade and many others from Mddlebury,
Mayor McCuen, Messrs. S. S. Gaines, Pat
ten, Donnelly, Scott, LeBnuf and large
number of personal friends from Yer
geDnes George Morton and wife of Buring-
ton and Others from Burlington. Mr.
Overs death leaves IA wide vacancy in the
ranks of the business men of western Yer
present at his funeral only attests the high
standing of the deceased with all classes
of people throughout the State. Mrs.
W. w. Hawkins of Nergennes is in a
feeble condition, and fears that she may
not recover are entertained by her friends.
Cambridge.
Wallace Parker is quite i'll of inhamma-
ton of the bowels IL List of jurors for
Cambridge: Frank Powell John ID.
Hitchcock, f. G. Ellsworth, Martin Ellis
worth. 49,. Miss Elsie Raymore, who has
Wolcott, mas been engaged in the same
place for the coming year. Bert Buker's
team of horses, one of which is high
spirited colt, ran away in the sugar or
chard the other day and smashed things
generally Miss Ella Holmes has Ell
gagged to teach summer school in East
Cambridge and Miss Laura Burnham in
district No. 6..... Mrs. Joseph Osley is
very i'll and council of doctors was held
to consider her case ... The superinten-
dents report for Cambridge shows the
sum paid out for the schools of the town
for the past year to have been 50, l55 SO.
OF this sum s., 69l 80 was paid in salaries
to the teachers, including board. 49,. Pub
lie examination of teachers will be held in
this town April g., l.. Il. Smith is i'll
of erysipelas. ,.. Mrs. Webster Page
continues very i'll; ..... Aaron Payne died
Monday, aged Ss years. ....M Miss Cora
Mudgett Is to teach in district No. 2......
l.. b. Case is expected home from Caifor
mia this spring ...... Many farmers have
already made upward of a pound of sugar
to a tree the last of last week There
was snow storm Saturday evening anG
a fall in the temperature during the nigh
-. Robert Reynolds of North Cam
bridge suffered a paralytic shock recently
but is recovering from the effects of it. :.
Mrs. viii Stinehour visited friends il
Jericho last week.
MiddIebury.
John w. Chapman, son of Albert Chan
man, and graduate of Middlebury col
lege in the class of 1879, will be ordained
here by Bishop Bissell as minis
ter of the Episcopal church on Friday OF
this week. Mr.; Chapman is a brigh
the church authorities to go on mission
} airy work TO Alaska. The water il
Otter creek has been falling for some day
past and is now about two feet lower THAI
it was on Friday but there is still an i'm
> mense quantity of snow on the noun tains
and warm rain would make very higI
water. The funeral of Bonus Hope
who died on Friday, took plac
, from the Catholic church Monda,
, forenoon and was attended by
large number of friends. .... There wa
) a large attendance at market Monday an
4 large quantity of butter was brought il
I for sale. Prices are falling, and good but
1 ter brought only from 20 To % cents pc
pound. $50. Russell Post, G. A. r., advel
I tise another campfire, with maple suga
!, festival, which will be held at the tow
hall this week Wednesday evening. Gen
= w. w. Henry of Burlington and Con
= gresham John w. Stewart will be pres
ent and speak. Tickets are being ,ffere,
1 for sale 10y the young daughters of men
bers of the post, and the people of tn
town should give the boys full house, a
, their object is commendable one.
, Bradford.
5 n. h. Doe is having handsome cupol
4 erected on his barn 80. Mrs. ii. G. Wasf
nf hos 4,